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16:45 Doncaster

Vertem Nursery (Str) (Class 4)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £20,400 added
  • Winner: £10,514
  • 2nd: £4,931
  • 3rd: £2,466
  • 4th: £1,232
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 40.03s
  • Off Time: 16:46:58
  • 9 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

X J Rascal (IRE)

11/4

    2
    Silk -

    Maximilian Caesar (IRE)

    15/2

      3
      Silk -

      Leap Year Lad (IRE)

      40/1

        1(4)
        Silk - Pink, dark blue star, dark blue cap

        Shahbaz (IRE)

        22 BF
        4/1
        • Form 425
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-11
        • Official Rating 82

        dwelt, in rear nearside, pushed along over 2f out, ran on but not pace to challenge

        2(3)
        Silk - Yellow, Pink star and star on cap

        X J Rascal (IRE)

        34 BF
        11/4
        • Form 1422
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-10
        • Official Rating 81

        in rear in centre, effort and headway over 2f out, pushed along and led narrowly over 1f out, ridden inside last and stayed on well

        3(8)
        Silk - Black, yellow and black halved sleeves, yellow cap, black star

        Starnberg (IRE)

        30
        7/1
        • Form 324
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-8
        • Official Rating 79

        prominent nearside, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace

        4(9)
        Silk - Royal blue, large pink spots, white sleeves, royal blue and pink quartered cap

        Pure Gold

        48
        12/1
        • Form 19
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-8
        • Official Rating 79

        towards rear nearside, pushed along and not clear run well over 1f out, ridden and held 1f out, stayed on

        5(6)
        Silk - Yellow, white cross belts

        Maximilian Caesar (IRE)

        31
        15/2
        • Form 613
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 77

        mid-division nearside, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden and pressed leaders over 1f out, every chance inside last, always held

        6(2)
        Silk - PURPLE, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap

        Grand Central

        12 t
        11/2
        • Form 763
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 76

        mid-division in centre, pushed along well over 2f out, weakened 1f out and eased

        8(5)
        Silk - White, Brown braces, Amber cap

        Impulsive Reaction (IRE)

        34
        11/2
        • Form 3137
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 74

        in rear nearside, ridden 2f out, soon beaten

        9(10)
        Silk - Gold, black stripes on sleeves, gold cap with black button

        Harlem Nights (IRE)

        65
        16/1
        • Form 575
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 72

        mid-division nearside, effort and headway 2f out, soon pushed along and chased leaders 1f out, faded inside last

        10(1)
        Silk - Black and Red diamonds, Red sleeves, quartered cap

        Leap Year Lad (IRE)

        4 p
        40/1
        • Form 6697
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-5
        • Official Rating 62

        led in centre, pushed along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace

        7(7)
        NR

        Monty Man (IRE)

        5
        14/1
        • Form 5334
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 74

        NonRunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Harlem Nights has been a bit disappointing since a promising debut at Nottingham but has only one below him in the weights. Impulsive Reaction, on the other hand, has yet to run a bad race though was behind X J Rascal over 7f here last month. Monty Man has improved since stepped up in trip and Shahbaz hasn’t done a lot wrong so far. Grand Central is also making his handicap debut, along with Maximilian Caesar, but STARNBERG hasn’t had much luck so far and may be a bit better than his bare form suggests. His second at Sandown in July has worked out well with the winner scoring in Listed company next time.

        Formwatch

        Shahbaz (IRE) 6-4fav (9-7) Midfield, ridden over 2f out, switched right and some headway over 1f out, kept on, never pace to challenge, 5th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Zu Run (9-7) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (5) pol in Aug.

        X J Rascal (IRE) 13-8fav (9-9) Rear mid-division, shaken up and headway 2f out, ridden under 1f out, stayed on well, just denied, 2nd of 11, hd behind Zabbie (9-1) at Doncaster 7f (4) gf in Aug.

        Starnberg (IRE) 9-4 (9-7) Dwelt, headway to track leaders after 1f, chased winner 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Never Just A Dream (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (5) pol in Aug.

        Pure Gold 10-1 (9-2) Soon tracking leader, ridden and lost 2nd 2f out, soon hung right, weakened quickly, 9th of 10, 16 1/4l behind Dance In The Grass (9-2) at Sandown 7f lst fll stks (1) gf in Jul.

        Maximilian Caesar (IRE) 11-4 (9-9) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Dubai Mile (9-4) at Windsor 1m stks (5) gf in Aug.

        Grand Central 33-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, held from over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 13, 3 1/2l behind Captain Wierzba (9-7) at Ffos Las 7f stks (5) gd in Aug.

        Impulsive Reaction (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, ran on, not pace to challenge, 7th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Zabbie (9-1) at Doncaster 7f (4) gf in Aug.

        Harlem Nights (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) In touch, pushed along 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Dornoch Castle (9-8) at Ayr 7f stks (4) gd in Jul.

        Leap Year Lad (IRE) 7-1 (9-11) Not much room start, always towards rear, last of 7, 4 1/2l behind Cariad (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f (6) pol in Sep.

        Monty Man (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Bumped leaving stalls, restrained in rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 4th of 6, 3 3/4l behind Chillhi (9-6) at Newcastle 1m (3) pol in Sep.